"My husband cheated on me with my sister and now we are both pregnant: what should I do?"
Pregnancy is an exciting and nerve-wracking time for any expectant mother. But for one pregnant woman, it was a time of despair and anguish when she discovered that her husband had been cheating on her with her sister. This news was devastating and left the woman in a state of disbelief as she attempted process what had happened.
As if this weren't enough, the expectant mother was stunned to discover that her sister was also pregnant - with her husband's baby! At a loss, the woman turned to the web for advice.
via Reddit
"My husband tried to make it up to me by giving me gifts. He also offered to buy me a new apartment and a new car. He promised that he would have no involvement in my sister's pregnancy," the woman said. Despite his promises and apologies, the woman was considering getting a divorce. However, her plans changed when she found out she was pregnant.
This has put the woman in a difficult position, where she feels she has to stay with her husband for financial security: "He has supported me since I was 20. I never completed my studies and I entrusted my life to him. I have never worked and have never needed to". She shared her concerns on Reddit, stating that she can't afford to raise a child on her own.
"I fell in love and was naïve to think my life would be a dream: a perfect family, a perfect husband, a perfect home and a perfect life. We had fertility issues and trying to conceive was a struggle. My pregnancy was supposed to be a blessing but now all of this has been put into question. I've wanted this for years and now it's happening and I don't even know how I'm going to put a roof over my baby's head if I leave my husband. My pregnancy is high risk, I will need a lot of medical support during and after the birth and neither my parents nor I can afford it," she explained.
The woman reached out to Reddit user for advice and one of them suggested that she consult a divorce lawyer to evaluate her choices. What do you think she should do?
